LABS(P) POSIX Programmer's Manual LABS(P)
NAME
labs, llabs - return a long integer absolute value
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
long labs(long i);
long long llabs(long long i);
DESCRIPTION
The labs() function shall compute the absolute value of the long integer operand i. The
llabs() function shall compute the absolute value of the long long integer operand i. If
the result cannot be represented, the behavior is undefined.
RETURN VALUE
The labs() function shall return the absolute value of the long integer operand. The
labs() function shall return the absolute value of the long long integer operand.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
abs() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdlib.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std
1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group
Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The orig-
inal Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
IEEE/The Open Group 2003 LABS(P)